IT security professionals–the CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs of the world–are generally responsible for implementing and managing security in the trenches. In many organizations, though, its the board that oversees security governance and makes decisions regarding security purchases and policies. A […]
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Most of us assume that corporate espionage and digital theft of trade secrets rarely occur outside of technology, retail, and finance. But as the recent hacking of the Houston Astros’ internal computer network—allegedly by St. Louis Cardinals employees—proves, every company
In this era of digitization we collect and store more data than ever before. Most of the data we collect is used to improve the way we do business. However, even though we deal with an enormous amount of valuable
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If you think a strong security system is all about how well it can restrict infiltration by intruders into your infrastructure then it’s time to re-think what security means. While protecting your business from external attacks is important you shouldn’t
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According to federal officials the breach of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is one of the largest breaches of government data in the history of the United States. The data breach exposed personal identifiable information such as SSN, name,
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Times have changed. Today, information is a currency unto itself. And using stolen access to small office networks can often be just as valuable as the data that might be stored there. Unlike larger corporate networks, many small businesses don’t
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Risk is one of those concepts that are tough to nail down. Everyone thinks they know what it is, but it really means different things to different people. Sometimes risk is bad, sometimes risk is good; but one thing everyone
Assessing cyber risk in business is about more than just counting vulnerabilities Read More »
Data leaks and other news events over the past few years have brought insider threats to the forefront of public attention, but most companies still lack the means or motivation to protect themselves from malicious insiders. The effects of insider
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A team of researchers has discovered a new encryption flaw called Logjam, a bug that allows an attacker to weaken the encrypted connection between a user and a website or mail server. It is similar to FREAK, another bug that
Logjam: Everything you need to know about the new encryption flaw Read More »
Hopefully this won’t come as a surprise, but the bad guys don’t launch attacks on a weekly basis. Attacks aren’t launched on a daily basis. Attacks are launched 24/7–persistently and tenaciously all day. Every day. If your security tools are
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